Associations to the word «Remainder»

Wiktionary

REMAINDER, noun. A part or parts remaining after some has/have been removed.
REMAINDER, noun. (mathematics) The amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result. If (dividend) and d (divisor) are integers, then can always be expressed in the form n = dq + r, where q (quotient) and r (remainder) are also integers and 0 ≤ r < d.
REMAINDER, noun. (mathematics) The number left over after a simple subtraction
REMAINDER, noun. (commerce) Excessive stock items left unsold and subject to reduction in price.
REMAINDER, noun. (legal) An estate in expectancy which only comes in its heir's possession after an estate created by the same instrument has been determined
REMAINDER, adjective. Remaining
REMAINDER, verb. (commerce) To mark or declare items left unsold as subject to reduction in price.
REMAINDER TRUST, noun. (legal) A trust which is funded by the remainder of the trustors estate left over after all specific bequests have been funded.
REMAINDER TRUSTS, noun. Plural of remainder trust

Dictionary definition

REMAINDER, noun. Something left after other parts have been taken away; "there was no remainder"; "he threw away the rest"; "he took what he wanted and I got the balance".
REMAINDER, noun. The part of the dividend that is left over when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor.
REMAINDER, noun. The number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend.
REMAINDER, noun. A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold.
REMAINDER, verb. Sell cheaply as remainders; "The publisher remaindered the books".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche